Falklands Election, how to stand for the Legislative Assembly

Thursday, September 18th 2025 - 08:55 UTC General Election night in the Falklands, dozens expecting results of the polls and ready to celebrate The Falkland Islands Government Legislative Assembly, made up of eight elected members, which holds...

Navigating the future of polar tourism: Trends and challenges in Antarctic cruising

The primitive polar landscape is a massive contrast to the human environment and has always remained a strong tourist attraction. Leading cruise lines offer incredible journeys to Antarctica for a vacation experience like no other as they sail...

Legislative Assembly marks Chilean Independence Day

Thursday, September 18th 2025 - 12:59 UTC Today, the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands extends warm greetings to the Government and people of Chile as they celebrate their Independence Day. Chile and the Falkland Islands share a...

The 2025 Bird Photographer of the Year Gives a Lesson in Planning and Patience

The result of more than a year of planning and about a week of in-person scouting along the coast of Sinaloa, Mexico, a precisely timed portrait of a Magnificent frigatebird flying in front of a total solar eclipse was captured by Canadian...

Bird Soaring Below a Total Solar Eclipse Wins 2025 Bird Photographer of the Year

“The Frigatebird and the Diamond Ring” by Liron Gertsman, Canada, Bird Photographer of the Year and Gold, Birds in Flight Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregatta magnificens. Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico “After well over a year of planning and about a week...

Falklands, growing hydrocarbons oil activity and funding for the Sea Lion oil project

Tuesday, September 30th 2025 - 00:11 UTC The first phase of the Sea Lion project is targeting 170 million barrels of oil via the redeploying floating production, storage and offloading vessel Aoka Mizu. Rockhopper Exploration half year results...

$25.6M acquisition expanding Serica’s North Sea footprint

The UK-based upstream oil and gas player Serica Energy has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Prax Upstream, a subsidiary of compatriot Prax Exploration & Production. Illustration; Source: Serica Energy According to Serica, the deal...

Falklands, significant pressure on Southbound Airbridge flights during September

Monday, September 15th 2025 - 04:36 UTC The airbridge parked at MPC airport The Falkland Islands community will be aware of the strain on Airbridge seating capacity at this time of year and will appreciate that this week’s cancelled flight has...

Falklands at UK Parties conference; “next year will have to include Reform”

Monday, September 15th 2025 - 04:20 UTC MLA Birmingham will attend the three main UK party conferences A representative from the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, together with the team from the London Office, FIGO, will attend this year’s...

Prolong the Adventure With Scenic’s Land Journeys & Cruise Extensions

We all know the feeling of not wanting a trip to end, which is why Scenic offers so many deluxe options when it comes to extending your client’s travels. From arranging seamless, back-to-back sailings to lavish, overland safaris, Scenic...

Ancient tropical rainforest accidentally discovered on a treeless island

The Falkland Islands are known today for cool winds, broad grasslands, and very few trees. That modern picture is accurate, but it is not the whole story. Pollen found beneath the capital shows these islands once supported a cool-temperate forest...

Falklands agriculture, grants for the Land Recovery Program

Sunday, September 14th 2025 - 14:40 UTC Some of the eroded shore line in islands of the archipelago recovered with Tussock grass tufts The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) Department of Agriculture has launched a new Land Recovery Program (LRP),...

Falklands, Chilean Independence Day reception at Government House

Sunday, September 14th 2025 - 15:18 UTC One of the many Chilean festivities in the Falklands, this one recently with visiting Princess Anne The Governor of the Falkland Islands, Colin Martin Reynolds, is looking forward to hosting an event to...

All About Right Whale Bay, South Georgia (2025 Guide)

Your guide to Right Whale Bay, a remote paradise on South Georgia’s northern coast famous for its massive colonies of king penguins and seals. Few places can rival the remote, untamed beauty of South Georgia. One of its most breathtaking spots is...

Revealed: The scathing nickname diplomats coined for Prince Andrew thanks to his 'childish obsessions'

A royal author has revealed the scathing nickname diplomats gave to Prince Andrew thanks to his questionable behaviour. The nickname was coined during the Duke of York's trips to the Middle East while he was Special Representative for...

How to watch New Zealand vs Australia: FREE Rugby Championship 2025 streams, TV schedule, preview, teams

The Rugby Championship 2025 has been nothing short of extraordinary thus far, with all four teams locked on two wins and two defeats apiece and only varying bonus points separating the sides. That it comes down to two Bledisloe Cup matches between...

10 Places Where You Can See for Yourself That the Earth Is Not Flat

Deep in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Gough Island, home to a meteorological research station staffed by a rotating crew of about 14 people, rises from a landscape featureless and blue. A rugged outpost of Tristan da Cunha, a volcanic archipelago...

UK minister makes whirlwind inaugural trip to Bermuda

Created: Sep 26, 2025 03:24 PM Andrew Murdoch, the Governor, right, joins David Burt, the Premier, with Stephen Doughty, the UK Minister of State for the Overseas Territories; Kim Wilkerson, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice; and Owen...

Why Prince Andrew was accused of 'lacking self-awareness' and living on 'Planet Windsor', according to royal author

With the recent publication of Andrew Lownie's searing biography of Prince Andrew, the Duke's reputation has faced further damage as fresh revelations are brought to light. Lownie's 2025 book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York,...

Argentina's Javier Milei Warns Against Mass Migration, Reckless Spending at the U.N.

President of Argentina Javier Milei warned that nations that adopt policies that bring the “comfort of the present,” such as uncontrolled public spending and mass migration, while ignoring future consequences are “incinerating their legacy” during...